Smart Link Concept: Connecting for greater efficiency and safety

21-03-2025

The lighting and electronics specialist FORVIA HELLA will present the Smart Link Concept at bauma, the world's leading trade fair for the construction and mining machinery industry, from April 7 to 13, 2025 in Munich (Hall A5, Booth 436).

 

The key points in short

  • FORVIA HELLA presents the Smart Link Concept at bauma 2025.
  • The concept simplifies the system architecture and enables the integration of new technologies and functions.
  • The Smart Link Concept promotes efficiency, safety, and supports autonomous machines.


     

The future of the construction machine cab: The Smart Link Concept from FORVIA HELLA

The construction machinery industry is facing a fundamental change that is not only about working more efficiently, but also safer and more environmentally friendly. It is precisely these challenges that international automotive supplier FORVIA HELLA is addressing at bauma 2025 in Munich from April 7 to 13 with its vision of a digital and networked construction machine cab: the Smart Link Concept.

 

Networked components for greater efficiency and safety

The innovative Smart Link Concept connects all the lighting and electronic components of a construction machine cabin, from work lamps to interior lighting. Thanks to digital networking, the work lamps, sensors, cameras and other electronic components communicate with each other via the data bus. This simplifies the system architecture and enables the integration of new technologies and functions. Software updates, as is already common in the automotive sector, can now also be used to bring construction machinery up to date with the latest technology.

Safety through innovation

By networking the lighting with other systems, potential hazards can be detected and visualized at an early stage. Matrix work lamps ensure optimum illumination of the working environment and minimise glare from oncoming machines as well as the driver's own glare. Work lamps with different light colors prevent eye fatigue and can be dimmed and adjusted according to current lighting conditions to always ensure ideal visibility. 

 

A step towards an autonomous future

The Smart Link Concept also supports autonomous machines, for example, signal lamps indicate the driving mode or visualize the state of charge. These technologies are no longer visions of the future but are already possible today with the products and solutions from FORVIA HELLA. In addition, the "Smart Vehicle Access" system supports driver identification and enables individual lighting scenarios to be set up. Fleet managers can monitor the status of vehicles, share or lock virtual keys to prevent unauthorized use.

 

Visit FORVIA HELLA at bauma 2025 in Munich (Hall A5, Booth 436) from April 7 to 13, 2025, and experience the Smart Link Concept.

 

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